[carvinginnyc]

Dear fellow Carvers,

My name is Maura Macaluso. I live in Staten Island NY. I am the owner of Carvin' in NYC. You can view my website at www.carvinginnyc.com. I began woodcarving 3 years ago after suffering a life-changing injury. An attempt to keep busy and productive turned into my passion. Woodcarving is now the driving force in my life. I now consider myself an intermediate carver who will eventually turn professional(when I get all the kinks out).
I am writing a lengthy dissertation on the state of woodcarving in America today, which will be published on my website initially, in whole or in part and may eventually be used for other purposes in the future to benefit the woodcarving community and possibly myself as a fledging professional woodcarver.

My actual question to you is, In your opinion what is the state of woodcarving in America today? You can approach this question in any way and from any perspective. If you do send a me reply I would like to give you proper credit for this if it is used in any form for viewing by anyone other than me. Please include your name and title, your business name, what type of woodcarving you specialize in, how long you have been carving and whether you are a full time or part time woodcarver.
Please send all replies to Linehan718@aol.com


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[Irish]

Maura,

You wrote: I am writing a lengthy dissertation on the state of woodcarving in America today, which will be published on my website initially, in whole or in part and may eventually be used for other purposes in the future to benefit the woodcarving community and possibly myself as a fledging professional woodcarver.

Are you or do you intend to go to publication with the answers that you recieve? Are you looking to write a hardcopy book using the words of those on the forum? What exactly are your "other purposes"?

Susan